Chico and The Man

It is only fitting that Cole Hamels pitches on Cole Hamels Bobble Head night. The last time the Phillies gave away a bobble head, it wasn't a bobble head but rather a hula dancing Shane Victorino. On that night, Shane Victorino hit the game winning walk off homerun in the 9th.

If Cole Hamels hits the game winning homerun in the 9th tonight, then it will be a game for the ages. But we're not expecting Cole to do that. We're hoping he's not hitting in the 9th.

Tonight's starters were Matt Chico and The Man, Cole Hamels. Chico is 0-5 on the road this year, while The Man is 10-2 at home in his career (6-2 this year). Things look good for The Man.

After pitching a gem and losing 1-0 in his last outing, I think Hamels needs to come out and just pitch well. Our offense is working on all cylinders right now, and we'll only need to score a few to give Hamels (The Man) some room to work with.

It's nice to see the Phillies put another streak together. This team is too good not to make a run. We have too much offense to continue to lose. Many think we're a few pitchers away from being a legitimate contender.... and with the trade deadline, coming the Phils still haven't made a move, and we're still not sure whether they are going to be buyers or sellers.

My thoughts, are that we do nothing (i know... that stinks doesn't it)... do nothing... offer Rowand the money he deserves, take the money we'll save by getting rid of Lieber, Garcia and Burrell and sign every top tier pitcher we can get our hands on. We won't fold the season right now, but we can play the odds and keep this nucleus and use the offseason to build on it.